Fast day in Connecticut.
--Gov. Buckingham, of Connecticut, has designated Friday, the 29th inst., to be observed in public and private as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, "that the President of the United States may have wisdom from above to direct him in the discharge of his responsible duties, and be sustained by a people loyal to the Government; that he will save us from further strife and contention, from revolution and civil war; that a fraternal spirit may pervade all parts of our land, binding us together in a common brotherhood; that our National Union may be preserved, and the blessings of a free Government be perpetuated."